OpenSSH Server - notkevinjohn/PiGarageDoor GitHub Wiki

SSH is the tool we use to communicate with the Raspberry Pi, and that includes sending the command to open or close the garage door. The version of Raspbian that I recommend comes pre-installed with the OpenSSH-Server. This is the piece of software that lets the Raspberry Pi accept incoming SSH connections. However, I found that it comes with configuration files that don't work in the way I expect them to. Instead of wading through the config files and seeing what needs to be changed to make things work, I went with the nuclear option. I purged and re-installed the software.

sudo apt-get purge openssh-server

sudo apt-get install openssh-server

After doing this, I was able to remote into the machine. From my regular computer, I can just type (replacing the ip address with your own):

ssh [email protected]

When prompted for the password, its just 'raspberry'